Description

An exclusive plot located very centrally in the tranquil and sought-after village of Gullane with detailed Planning Consent to build a stunning detached house designed by Award Winning Lorn Macneal Architects. The house will have direct access to and view over Goose Green with 3 reception rooms, 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a larger patio deck, lovely private garden and double garage. St Andrews Court is located in the heart of Gullane close by the ancient ruin of St Andrews Church. It forms the policies of the village's most prominent and historically listed landmark mansion of circa 1780. Work is already underway in converting and extending the house to create fourteen distinguished apartments, with the greater part of the extensive ground behind now forming the two house plots offered for sale. The west access driveway with all utility services, and the west flats are being prioritised for completion by August 2012 to coincide with, or precede the completion of the two houses. The front part of the house redevelopment and east coach houses will be due for completion by November 2012 and will not unduly impact upon the plots. Full details including computer generated fly rounds will be shortly be made available on line.

Location

Gullane has often been described as the Hamptons of Scotland, appealing to many, whether commuting to Edinburgh, seeking active retirement or the ideal weekend holiday bolthole, with its wonderful beaches, walks, bird life and golfing haven. The village boasts several fine restaurants and pubs with excellent local shops in the immediate vicinity. St Andrews Court is centrally located offering direct access onto the village's Goose Green, and is within a stone's throw of the three renowned Gullane Golf courses, while a further ten including the revered Muirfield, Renaissance, North Berwick and Luffness, all lie within five miles. Gullane is ideally located, being eighteen miles from Edinburgh and five from North Berwick. For those with children, the highly regarded primary school is a short walk away. In addition Loretto, Scotland's oldest independent boarding and now also day school is near by in Musselburgh, while Belhaven Prep School and the Compass School are in easy reaching distance in Dunbar and Haddington respectively.

Proposed Houses

Each home is designed to ensure bright open plan arrangements, with the main kitchen/dining/living room spaces benefiting from south facing gardens. Each house has direct safe access to the village green which the first floor drawing room, master bedroom and patio overlook. The accommodation includes three public rooms and five bedrooms, the fifth equally being used for study use.

Lorn Macneal Architects

Lorn Macneal Architects is an award winning private client architectural practice. The web site www.lornmacneal.co.uk offers a full insight into the diversity and full range of design work, with client testimony to the many projects with which the practice has had a proud association.

Playfair Properties Ltd
Playfair Properties was established in 1983 by Lorn Macneal. 'Playing Fair' is our hallmark in all aspects, from design through to quality control of detail and construction. The main activity of Lorn Macneal is private client architecture. Playfair are selective with no more than one project ongoing at any time, thus ensuring the same full discerning standards are applied as those in private client projects. Please visit the web site www.standrewscourtgullane.co.uk for full information on each individual property.

Design Variation

Design Variation The external design form is approved scale, mass and contemporary form. Design modifications from this may be considered and approved only at the sole discretion of Playfair as developer, and East Lothian Council Planning Department. Internally there would be greater scope for alteration in plan arrangement, specification and finish. Design Specification A full set of drawings setting out the design form and finish will be made available. In summary the following are highlighted: Fully integrated kitchen with glass splashbacks. Cat 5 and telephone sockets throughout for internet, telecom and tv access. Ample power and lighting points finished in satin chrome plates, and recessed halogen lights in kitchen, bathroom, and hallway areas. Underfloor heating to the ground floor public rooms with designer radiators elsewhere. Highly insulated with E glass double glazing to all window and door sets. High level of insulation to floors, walls and ceilings. Intruder alarm installation with digital keypads, contacts to all external doors, strategically positioned infrared movement detection centres. Villeroy & Boch and other designer range bathroom ware to all bath and shower rooms. Porcelain tiles to all bathrooms, shower room and utility floors. Oak engineered hardwood flooring to hallway, drawing room, and kitchens. Carpeting to all bedrooms. Oak veneered solid core internal doors. Real flame gas fires in the drawing room. External first floor decking with glazed balustrading overlooking Goose Green. Double garage with automatic doors. Secure attractive 1.8m height privacy timber fencing with automatic driveway gates. Tegula sett driveway, fully turfed lawns and landscape garden. Each plot will have shared access driveway completed and all gas, electricity, water, drainage and telecom services provided to the edge of the site.

Renewable Energy Options

Government incentives encourage domestic micro generation with highly attractive returns on capital investment. Instead of a gas fired boiler the option of a ground source heat pump installation can provide up to 70% of the energy requirements for the central heating and hot water installation taking energy from bore holes 100m into the ground, reducing energy bills by around 60%. Photovoltaic solar panels to roof for power generation, with excess power 'exported' back to the National Grid. The 'pay in' tariffs are index linked for 25 years and ensure an investment return in the order of 12.5% on installation costs.

Council Tax Banding

The property has yet to be determined for Council Tax banding.

Factoring Arrangement

The legal Deeds of Conditions will set shared responsibilities and burdens. This will include factoring arrangements for maintaining external lighting, the common west driveway and boundary walls; and gardening common areas of lawns and other soft landscaping.

Serviced Plots

EITHER The purchaser will arrange their independent builder to take the design forward and build the house within a stipulated timescale by the approved design. A fee will be separately chargeable to Lorn Macneal for the architectural design input. OR The purchaser may enter into an arrangement with Lorn Macneal Architects to work up the detail for Building Warrant approval and arrange the works using an independent contractor at an agreed fixed price and within an agreed timescale with the architectural serve novated to the contractor. There would be normal monthly payments and retentions sums that may be verified by the purchasers quantity surveyor.